Flattery or cajolery; behavior or speech intended to ingratiate oneself (as in 'to curry favor'). Often appears as 媚び in modern usage.
部長に媚を売って出世しようとする態度は好ましくない。
Trying to get ahead by flattering the manager is not desirable.
彼女は媚を売るような笑顔を見せた。
She gave a smile that seemed meant to ingratiate.
作品に不自然な媚が感じられる。
You can sense an unnatural pandering in the work.